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The Vatican announced Tuesday that Pope Francis has developed bilateral pneumonia. The updated diagnosis means that pneumonia is in both of his lungs; the 88-year-old pontiff was admitted to hospital for a respiratory tract infection on Feb. 14 after two weeks of what Francis repeatedly referred to as bronchitis. On Feb. 17, a Vatican press release said that test results revealed a “polymicrobial infection” and that due to the “complex” […]

Officials have confirmed that at least 18 people were injured Monday after a Delta Air Lines plane overturned upon landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport. There were no fatalities. Toronto Pearson CEO Deborah Flint said that of those injured, none were in critical condition. As of Tuesday morning, 19 of those hospitalized had been released, according to Delta Airlines. The Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement that Delta Air […]

The Trump administration fired hundreds of employees with the Federal Aviation Administration over the weekend. The FAA has about 50,000 employees and is the largest division of the Department of Transportation. The firings come after President Trump tapped Elon Musk to lead the so-called Department of Government Efficiency – DOGE — an advisory commission that is targeting U.S. government agencies for massive layoffs. According to the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists […]

Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday in the hopes of undergoing negotiations over wars in Ukraine and Gaza, without any participation from European leaders or Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Rubio was expected to meet with Kremlin officials in Riyadh to discuss the Russia-Ukraine war and its future, joined by Trump’s national security adviser Mike Waltz and U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff. Russian President Vladimir […]

Five people have been arrested and charged in New York in connection with the disappearance and death of a 24-year-old Minnesota transgender man who was reported missing last week. PER CNN, New York State Police launched a missing persons investigation for Sam Nordquist, 24, on February 9, following a welfare check request from his family. On Thursday,  February 13 , investigators discovered human remains, believed to be those of Nordquist, […]

At least eight people, including a child, have been killed due to catastrophic and historic flooding across portions of four states over the weekend. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said during a news conference Sunday that at least eight deaths have been connected to the devastating flooding. Fatalities have been reported in Clay, Hart, Nelson, Pike and Washington counties. Beshear added in a post on X: “We need Kentuckians to remain […]